Feeds
May-25
- The follow-up of the URC Panel at University of São Paulo (Mar-25) will be held from September 15-20, 2025 at the Universities of Munich and Augsburg, dedicated to European and Latin American ‘Urban Care & Creation’ issues.
- URC@Master’s Information Day for the Humanities and Social Sciences / UNIA (blended).
Mar-25
- Active URC student participation in the FAPESP/BAYLAT co-funded ISLA-USP Workshop in São Paulo regarding linguistic, architectural, and sociocultural variety of metropolitan areas.
- URC Expert Titus Bernhard (Augsburg) held a lecture on “Architecture in Urban Context” at the prestigious Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism, and Design of the University of São Paulo (FAU-USP) in the context of the in situ URC Panel on ‘Urban Architextures.’
- Community Cultural Manager Cristian Coronel (CONTEMPO Foundation, Buenos Aires) has joined the int. URC Team of Experts.
- International URC Webinar.
Jan-25
- Renown French political scientist Emmanuel Négrier (University of Montpellier) has become new member of the international URC Advisory Board.
- Augsburg’s executive City Councilor for Culture, Heritage, and Sports, Jürgen K. Enninger, discussed with URC students actual urban cultural resilience and policy issues as part of his Urban Methods Lecture.
Dec-24
- Brazilian urbanist Renato Cymbalista (URC Director / USP) discussed challenges and chances of participative urban creation processes together with architects, cultural scientists, and URC students at Augsburg’s Martini Park.
Nov-24
- The eminent Cidade da Cultura (Santiago de Compostela) has joined the int. URC Stakeholder Network.
- The Call for the FAPESP/BAYLAT Workshop in São Paulo (Mar-25) regarding Urban Polyphony etc. was published by the ISLA Institute et al.
- The URC Working Group will lead a section on transatlantic Urban Care and Creation Issues at the XVI. Lusitanistentag in Munich (Sep-25).
- Claudino Ferreira (URC Director / UC) et al. organized the international CULTURS Conference at the CES Centre for Social Studies in Coimbra.
- Renato Cymbalista (URC Director / USP) inaugurated the TERRA PROPÓSITO exhibition at the Department of Architecture (DARQ) of the University of Coimbra.
- I. Annual International URC Master’s Day (hybrid).
Oct-24
- The first intake of the URC Master started in Augsburg with an international cohort of talents from Latin America and Europe.
Sep-24
- Former Minister of Public Management of the City of Buenos Aires, Robert V. Cortina, has joined the int. URC Team of Experts.
Aug-24
- The ISLA Institute and its URC Working Group received important FAPESP/BAYLAT funding, together with their institutional Brazilian partners, for joint workshops etc. in São Paulo and Augsburg regarding transdisciplinary urban-cultural matters.
Jun-24
- The world-renowned AEDES Architecture Forum (Berlin) has joined the int. URC Stakeholder Network.
Apr-24
- Multi-Award-Winning Architect Titus Bernhard (Augsburg) has joined the int. URC Team of Experts.
Mar-24
- Cultural Managers Nico Degenkolb (Goethe Institute, Munich) and Nicolás Barderi (De Fierro Agency, Buenos Aires) have joined the int. URC Team of Experts.
Nov-23
- URC organized together with the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra a workshop with British urbanist Charles Landry at the Faculty of Economics.